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Uncommonladders
The correct spelling is ladders.
How to pronounce ladders
noun
Say it like: Lad-der-s
The correct spelling is ladders. A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps). For example: "Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!"
Usage Examples
“Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- 2.A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- 3.The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- 4.A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- 5.In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
verb
- 1.To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
- 2.To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- 3.Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
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